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Poster:	Video-Cellar	Date:	September 12, 2009 03:54:20am
Forum:	feature_films	Subject:	Re: Public Domain Movie Torrents

PUBLIC DOMAIN
Devil Times Five (Published without Notice, No prior published/registered underlying rights)
Laser Mission (created and published prior to March 1 1989 [released on video] invalid notice, no subsequent registration)
The Alpha Incident (No Notice, No Registration, No underlying copyrights)
The Snake People (first published in the US no notice.)

COVERED BY COPYRIGHT*
Battle of the Worlds (US version reg'd for copyright in 1987 PAu001073719. First published in Italy so protected by GATT)
Cathys Curse (French/Canadian, Protected by GATT and US/Canada bilateral copyright agreement)
Curse of Demon Mountain (Published with Notice)
Dr Tarrs Torture Dungeon (GATT URAA Italy.)
Drive-in Massacre (Contains valid notice)
Funeral Home (Contains Valid Notice)
House of the Dead (AKA Alien Zone Publihed with conflicting notices the earliest one stands.)
Kong Island (GATT/URAA Italy)
Medusa (No notice, can't confirm publication information. But probably GATT/URAA British-Greek production)
Memorial Valley Massacre (contains valid notice)
Metamorphosis (Contains valid notice)
Naked Massacre (GATT URAA France Canada Germany Italy)
Oasis of the Zombies (GATT URAA Italy)
Panic (GATT URAA Italy)
Rehearsal for Murder (play copyright)
The Bell from Hell (GATT URAA Spain)
The Brain Machine (contains valid notice
The Cold (Contains Notice)
The Demons of Ludlow (Contains Notice)
The Lucifer Complex (contains valid notice)
The Satanic Rites of Dracula (GATT URAA Britain)
The Witches Mountain (GATT/URAA Spain)
*but owners of movies that are not registered for copyright (US or foreign) cannot seek statutory damages for copyright infringement if an infringement occurs before registration. Most users think that it is safe to use these products because you will not have to pay damages, but as criminal copyright infringement and punitive damages can still be applied, its not really that safe.

This post was modified by Video-Cellar on 2009-09-12 09:31:03

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Poster:	skybandit	Date:	September 12, 2009 04:28:29pm
Forum:	feature_films	Subject:	Re: Public Domain Movie Torrents

Thanks a lot, VC!
Beware PDMT, my bros!

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Poster:	moviefan1993	Date:	September 13, 2009 05:00:03am
Forum:	feature_films	Subject:	Re: Public Domain Movie Torrents

Actually, the Admins at PDMT are usually pretty quick to remove any offending material. When I download something from PDMT, I usually check if it's PD before I upload to the Archive - PDMT is actually not a bad resource!

~John

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Poster:	skybandit	Date:	September 13, 2009 05:18:46pm
Forum:	feature_films	Subject:	Re: Public Domain Movie Torrents

I didn't say I didn't like it, just that they were slacker than our own Video-Cellar. I'm sure that almost all of their "copyrighted" stuff is orphaned and usable by anyone, but the attitude here is to NEVER use ANYTHING that even SMELLS of copyright. Hence, be wary of uploading from PDMT.
Sorry if I offended anyone; it DID sound like I was knocking them, didn't it?